# N5978U: Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2000-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-26865
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1988
- Last registry action: April 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A7BAEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Williamson Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMSON%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Williamson, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Williamson)
- Physical address: [Sodus, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Sodus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2391° N, 77.1691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14589, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5978U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5978U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5978U-2000-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX4494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4494), Oct 3, 1998: SUPPORT ASSY. CRACKED. RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF AIRCRAFT HAD EXCESSIVE TRAVEL BEFORE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAME INTO EFFECT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE CENTER RUDDER

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